Citing one poll that found that 25 percent of Muslims 'agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global Jihad,' Trump said hatred by Muslims toward Americans 'is beyond comprehension.' Immigration needed to be halted 'until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on,' the campaign wrote.
Trump, and many of his GOP rivals, had already called on the Obama Administration to halt bringing in 10,000 Syrian refugees during the aftermath of the Nov. 13 ISIS attacks in Paris. At the time, Trump said he would prefer to just take in Christian refugees. Donald J. Trump Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration (New York, NY) December 7th, 2015, -- Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on. According to Pew Research, among others, there is great hatred towards Americans by large segments of the Muslim population. Most recently, a poll from the Center for Security Policy released data showing '25% of those polled agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad' and 51% of those polled, 'agreed that Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to Shariah.' Shariah authorizes such atrocities as murder against non-believers who won't convert, beheadings and more unthinkable acts that pose great harm to Americans, especially women.
Mr. Trump stated, 'Without looking at the various polling data, it is obvious to anybody the hatred is beyond comprehension. Where this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine. Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life. If I win the election for President, we are going to Make America Great Again.' - Donald J. Trump
'The problem is we don't know if they're Christian or not. And I would certainly say that would be superior,' he said in an interview with Barbara Walters several days after the attack. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton responded to that with a wag of her finger. 'We've seen a lot of hateful rhetoric from the GOP. But the idea that we'd turn away refugees because of religion is a new low,' she said on Twitter. Trump has also talked about increasing surveillance of mosques and creating a database for Muslims living in the country. This new statement is taking it a step further, suggesting that all Muslims be banned from entering the United States.
'Just put out a very important policy statement on the extraordinary influx of hatred & danger coming into our country. We must be vigilant!' Trump tweeted, announcing the proposal. When asked to articulate who would be included in this plan – Muslim immigrants or American Muslims who are currently abroad – Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks told The Hill: 'Mr. Trump says, "everyone."' Tourists and those seeking immigration visas would also be told no. Talking to Greta Van Susteren on Fox News, during his first media appearance after the announcement, Trump said the proposal wouldn't affect Americans Muslims, as Van Susteren pointed out that there are certainly Muslims serving abroad in the U.S. military. 'They'll come home,' Trump said. 'They would come home. Anybody here stays, but we have to be very vigilant,' he continued.
'There is tremendous hatred, there is tremendous animosity,' Trump added. The proof, Trump's campaign initially suggested, was in the numbers. The Trump campaign pointed to a poll produced by the Tea Party-aligned Center for Security Policy think tank in June. Beyond the one-quarter of Muslims surveyed – there were 600 overall – who agreed or strongly agreed that violence against Americans was justified, there were another 51 percent of respondents who 'agreed that Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to Shariah.' Those figures had the Trump campaign spooked. 'These were taken by people living in our country, by Muslims living in our country, which is amazing,' Trump said on Fox.
Shariah, the Trump people said, 'authorizes such atrocities as murder against non-believers who won't convert, beheadings and more unthinkable acts that pose great harm to Americans, especially women.'
In the same poll, 11 percent defined Shariah as 'the Muslim God Allah's law that Muslims must follow and impose worldwide via Jihad.' A majority of Muslims polled, however, defined Sharia as the more innocuous definitions: 'a guide to the personal practice of Islam' or 'a comprehensive program governing all aspects of the faithful Muslim's life'Further proof of Muslims hating Americans, Trump said, could be discovered just by looking around.
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